Villa are now sat in 20th place in the Championship table with just one win coming from their opening 12 fixtures.

They will be keen to turn around their poor form as quickly as possible after pre-season optimism following their relegation from the Premier League last season.

The club broke two Championship incoming transfer records in the summer with the purchases of striker duo Ross McCormack and Jonathan Kodjia with owner Tony Xia looking to bring some success to the Midlands outfit.